Barbecued Island Chicken Recipes

TROPICAL ISLAND CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine first 10 ingredients. Set aside 1/3 cup for basting; cover and refrigerate. Pour remaining marinade into a large resealable plastic bag. Add chicken; seal and turn to coat. Refrigerate 8 hours or overnight., Prepare grill for indirect heat, using a drip pan. Place chicken over drip pan; grill, covered, over indirect medium heat 45-60 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°-175°, turning and basting frequently with reserved marinade during the last 20 minutes.

TROPICAL ISLAND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400*. Spray a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray. Arrange chicken pieces on prepared baking dish.
• In a small bowl, mix together ginger, paprika, onion powder and garlic salt. Add the Worcestershire sauce and mix well. Divide this mixture and brush half over the chicken pieces. Bake for 15 minutes. Turn chicken pieces and baste with remaining half of Worcestershire sauce mixture; bake for an additional 15 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, combine ketchup, soy sauce, pineapple and brown sugar. Carefully spoon the pineapple mixture over baked chicken. Bake an additional 30 minutes. Serve hot.

BBQ SPICE- ISLAND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Do ahead: Clean& truss chicken (Tie legs together and secure wings) and place in a large pot, cover with water.
• Add salt, ginger, anisseed,onion& soy sauce.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat ans simmer for 1 hour.
• Drain water from the chicken and leave it to cool completely.
• Mix honey and pineapple juice in a cup.
• BBQ Cooking: Thread the chicken onto a spit from the tail end coming out through the wishbone (Make sure it is balanced).
• Place over moderate heat with the spit rotating.
• Baste with the honey juice.
• Cook until golden about 3/4 hour.

ISLAND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat grill or cast iron grill pan to medium-high heat.
• Remove any excess fat from chicken and rinse under cold water. Pat dry with paper towels. Use a pastry brush to brush with olive oil and season with 1 1/2 teaspoons jerk seasoning and salt, if desired. Set aside.
• Drain pineapple slices and reserve juice. Season both sides of pineapple slices with 1/2 teaspoon of jerk seasoning; set aside.
• In small saucepan, bring reserved pineapple juice, remaining 1/4 teaspoon jerk seasoning, and brown sugar to a boil over high heat. Reduce liquid by 1/2, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Just before grilling, oil grate. Place chicken breasts on grate and grill for 4 to 5 minutes per side or until cooked through. Remove to platter and tent with foil.
• Place pineapple slices on grate and grill for 1 to 2 minutes per side until grill marks appear and pineapple is heated through.
• Serve chicken breasts with pineapple slices and warm sauce.
• NOTE: Chicken may also be broiled 4 to 6 inches from heat source for 6 to 8 minutes per side. Broil pineapple 1 to 2 minutes per side.

ISLAND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.
• Glaze:.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, whisk the soy sauce, brown sugar, pineapple juice, ginger, garlic, honey and orange zest together. Reduce the glaze by one-third and then cool to room temperature.
• Chicken:.
• Put the chicken on a wire reack iwth a drip pan underneath. Season outside and inside the chicken with salt and pepper, to taste, then put in the oven.
• Roast the chicken for about 15 mintues, then turn the temp down to 350 degrees F. Roast an additional 20 minutes. Brush the glaze on the chicken and return to the oven for an additional 15 minutes. (If you have a larger chicken you may need to increase the time so the chicken fully cooks.).
• Remove chicken from the oven and sprinkle the shredded coconut over the whole chicken. Place back in the oven for about 5 minutes, or until the coconut is toasted.
• Remove the chicken form the oven and let rest for about 5 minutes. Carve and serve!

THOUSAND ISLAND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine all marinade ingredients together.
• Place drumsticks in a shallow dish and pour over marinade, chill for at least 30 minutes.
• Cook drumsticks on oiled aluminium foil on a BBQ grill, brushing frequently with marinade for approx 40 mins or until cooked through.
• Heat any remaining marinade and serve with chicken.

GRILLED ISLAND CHICKEN KABOBS RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine vegetable oil, lemon juice, soy sauce, garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper in a large resealable bag.
• Place chicken in bag, making sure all pieces are covered.
• Seal bag and place in fridge and let marinate for at least 4 hours (or overnight).
• On metal or soaked wooden skewers, thread chicken, onion, pepper and pineapple.
• Discard remaining marinade in bag.
• Heat grill to medium heat.
• Place skewers on grill and cook for 7-8 minutes per side or until chicken is no longer pink in the middle (if using a meat thermometer, make sure it registers 165 degrees F).
• Remove from grill and serve.